Good morning, Hickory.

AMOREM invites residents to honor veterans on Veterans Day by listening to its Veterans Voices podcasts on YouTube where local veterans share their personal stories.

LR University president — the first woman to lead the school — said she will share plans for campus upgrades and a new pinball attraction that aim to highlight Lenoir-Rhyne's strengths.

Her announcement comes as she prepares to tell the world the story of a great school.

On Friday, November 7th, high school football playoffs saw in 4A that Bandys won 71—14 over South Rowan and Fred T.

Foard edged Lake Norman Charter 21—19, setting up second-round games with the Trojans set to face Stuart Cramer and the Tigers to meet Newton-Conover on the road. In 6A, Tuscola won 13—6 over East Burke, A.C. Reynolds beat South Caldwell 56—0, St. Stephens advanced with a 24—23 overtime win over Mount Tabor heading to Watauga, and Statesville defeated Alexander Central 28—3 as the Cougars' season ended at 3—8.

Lenoir-Rhyne won 3 to 0 in a match at Emory and Henry on November 8 — Addison Vary led with nine kills and strong hitting helped boost the Bears.

The team now holds a 19-5 record and will travel to Coker on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. to try to complete their season sweep over the Cobras.

On Friday, the App State volleyball team lost to Marshall in four sets — senior Ali Morris passed 1,000 career kills.

The team will play home matches against Troy on Nov. 14 and 15 — with Senior Night and Faculty & Staff Night events planned.

Hickory Holiday Parade

6-8 p.m. — Hickory Music Factory — Free entry — Enjoy lively performances by the HMF Steel Band and Jazz Band under the sails in downtown Hickory!